by Nartaka Gopala dasi
Posted May 25, 2011
Remembering Padma dasi by Nartaka Gopala dasi
nartaka@windstream.net
Srimati Padma dasi, a disciple of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, passed away on April 22, 2011 in San Diego, California from colon cancer. Padma was a most remarkable and amazing woman. She was one of our original Head Pujaris at ISKCON Miami from 1976 to 1983.
Padma was multi-talented and had a genius for creating spectacular Deity outfits. Her husband, Charana Padma, had been in a rock band prior to joining the movement and she used to sew creative outfits for him. So Padma just transferred that talent over to the Deities when she joined the movement in 1976.
She never let having a small baby be an excuse for not being able to do other seva. When her son Rama was a baby he would be sleeping just outside the altar door and she would be dressing the Deities.
Padma was a larger than life, one of a kind personality, always making Krishna consciousness fun, appealing and interesting. Her and Akuti made a pact with each other that if either of them ever fell into maya the other would come and force them out of it!
Padma gave new meaning to the word dedication, and she put her heart and soul into serving Gaura Nitai with so much love. I know that Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda see her as Their mother and are now lovingly caring for her. Full Article
Comments:
PADA: So many wonderful devotees like Padma dying premature, this is not a good thing. ys pd
Lenny Sislac: As usual, poor ISKCON’s rank&file can only afford a quack doctor while the leaders have a team of medical specialists: “One day while visiting Padma a month before she passed, she told me that she had gone to a healer who could see beyond the five senses and guide her with his visions.” Source: http://chakra.org/announcements2/persMay25_11.html
Randall John: That is why I am with Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Bangalore, all devotees receive top notch dental and medical care (vehicle here 24 hours for emergency), I would be afraid to be in MISKCON if I was a sick and a poor devotee. I was at a class once when Hari Sari (MAYAPUR ) passed a basket around after class for a G.sister that needed an operation. I also tried to get medical attention in Mumbai at the so-called devotee MISKCON hospital, but couldn’t be seen.. I glad I found the real ISKCON.
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